Increasing salary of MPs must improve accountability

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MADHU AGRAWAL

28 June, 2010

It refers to news about proposal to increase salary of Parliamentarians to five times the present salary. But at the same time it should be ensured that they devote full and complete time in service of their voters.

IT REFERS to news about the proposal to increase salary of Parliamentarians to five times the present salary. But at the same time it should be ensured that they devote full and complete time in service of their voters and their constituencies by imposing a ban on Parliamentarians holding any post in their parties or even individual organisations.

Extra funds required for increase of their honorariums should be compensated by abolishing pensions payable to Parliamentarians. Being a Parliamentarian should be taken as service to people rather than a government-job. Also often-misused Member of Parliament Local Area Development (MPLAD) Scheme should be abolished. Legislative expenses can and should also be saved by abolishing useless ‘white elephants’ in form of legislative councils in states which serve no other purpose than to rehabilitate favourites of political bosses.